Celeb Spotter: An App for the Wannabe Paparazzi

How has this taken this long to arrive? Finally, we can ferret out the famous using our iPhones.

How has this taken this long to arrive? Finally, we can ferret out the famous using our iPhones: Celeb Spotter is here, and it's free for a limited time. If you're in the Los Angeles area, use it to document your celeb sightings and share them with the world. I love the idea of masses of people getting an update and storming in to stare at some actor having lunch. Can't wait till it comes to New York.

Besides stalker functionality, the app lets you rate celeb sightings, share your finds over Facebook and Twitter, and view an archive of older sightings. That archive is a good tool for analyzing celebrity behavior, figuring out where they have appeared and are likely to appear again. Download it now, and happy hunting.

Troy Dreier is a technology writer and editor based in Jersey City, NJ. He’s the editor of OnlineVideo.net, senior associate editor for StreamingMedia.com, and a former staff editor for PC Magazine. He’s @tdreier on Twitter.
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